[Howard Statue, Bedford, England] (LOC)

[Howard Statue, Bedford, England]

[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].

1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

Notes:
 Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. "10746".
Forms part of: Views of Great Britain and Ireland, primarily England, in the Photochrom print collection.

Subjects:
 England--Bledford.

Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on reproduction.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Views of Great Britain and Ireland, primarily England (DLC) 2002696059

More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available athdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.08007

Call Number: LOT 13415, no. 029 [item]

Comments and faves

  1. artolog (5 weeks ago | reply)

    "John Howard (2 September 1726 – 20 January 1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer."
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_(prison_reformer)
    The statue and its environs look pretty much the same in this 2009 photo by Flickr user fotdmike:
    Walking into Bedford _G101836

    Statue by Sir Alfred Gilbert, a leading sculptor of his era.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gilbert

  2. EmBee's Web (4 weeks ago | reply)

    Those kids' parents had a sense of humor.

  3. Arden (LOC P&P) (4 weeks ago | reply)

    artolog: Thank you for the information on John Howard and the sculptor of this statue. We will add more details to the description when we update.

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